By Legal Futures Associate Landmark Information Group [1]
The newly released Landmark Commercial Property Trends Report delves into the primary data shaping Q2 2025. This edition delivers detailed insights on the commercial property landscape across England, Wales, and Scotland, examining essential transactional metrics such as due diligence activity, search order volumes, planning applications and completion levels.
Commercial property market remains muted in Q2 2025
Landmark’s Commercial Property Trends Report provides insights into the commercial property transaction pipeline across England, Wales and Scotland.
The commercial property market remained stable but flat during Q2 2025, as affordability constraints continue to hamper investment and market confidence.
Small planning applications remained consistent with 2024 volumes across April and May (up 6% YoY). Large scale planning applications showed signs of improvement, down 6% YoY through April and May. June data is subject to change as planning applications are made available.
In England and Wales, search order volumes were down 13% in Q2 2025 compared to the same quarter last year. However, in Scotland search order volumes were up 7% year-on-year.
Other key headlines for Q2 ’25 include:
- Large scale commercial planning application volumes were down 6% YoY through April and May compared to the same two-month period in 2024.
- Small scale planning application volumes remained stable, up 6% across April and May compared to the same period of 2024.
- In England & Wales, search order volumes were down 13% in Q2 ‘25 compared to Q2 ‘24, while in Scotland they were up 7%.
Download the report to discover the latest trends impacting the commercial sector in Q2 2025. [2]
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